# First Successful "Beating Heart" Operation New Transplant Technology By Rose A. Valenta | Published 2007-05-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-transplant-technology-used-in-first-successful-beating-heart-operation References: [sciencedaily](http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070519-00233800-bc-us-beatingheart.xml) & [sciencedaily](http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070519-00233800-bc-us-beatingheart.xml) Surgeons at the [University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medical-implant) in Oakland, PA, successfully performed the first “beating heart” transplant operation. The patient was 47 years old and suffered with congestive heart failure. The hospital was using a new technology manufactured by TransMedics, Inc., an Andover-based company that developed the Organ Care System, which allowed [surgery to be performed](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surgical-technology) while the organ continued to be “perfused” with its own blood supply. TransMedics is developing similar technology for [lung, liver, and kidney transplants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/advanced-liver-cancer). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Organ Care System:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced organ care systems for other organ transplants like lung, liver, and kidney. - **Beating Heart Transplant:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore advancements in beating heart transplant techniques for improved patient outcomes and reduced surgical risks. - **Perfusion Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate new perfusion technologies that can sustain organs with their own blood supply during transplantation, reducing the risk of organ damage and increasing transplantation success rates. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Medical Device Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Manufacture and distribute advanced organ care system technologies across the medical device industry. - **Organ Transplant Surgery:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize organ transplant surgery techniques and procedures, leveraging advancements in beating heart and perfusion technologies. - **Biotechnology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new biotechnological solutions that improve organ preservation and transplantation success using advanced perfusion and organ care systems. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Advanced Cardiac Treatment Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardiac-treatment-technology.md) - [Synthetic Fiber Heart Valves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wyss-institute.md) - [Wearable Ultrasound Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-ultrasound.md) - [Leadless Pacemaker Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pacemaker-system.md) - [Recovery-Optimizing Medical Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lung-resection-surgery.md) - [Pediatric Cardiac Stents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minima-stent.md) - [Advanced Heart-Tracking Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultrasound-patch.md) - [Breast Surgery Preconditioning Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloom-2.md) - [Pediatric Surgery Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surgical-system.md)